The Rebirth of an Orphan

Zhao Xihua politely bowed to Gu Yan and said, "Hua'er knows that my father despises my poor family background, but I am now a member of the Gu family. If I am humiliated at this moment, it will be the Gu family's reputation that will be lost."

Gu Yan said coldly: "Zhao Xihua, stop making unfounded arguments. Our Gu family does not need a young mistress who stirs up trouble. You should take care of yourself."

"Father, since Grandpa has given me full authority to manage all the affairs, I must enforce the law impartially. Besides, our Gu family is so big, wouldn't it be a mess if there were no rules? Everyone heard clearly that Mother He called Hua'er a little bitch. Should such a rebellious act be punished?"

Gu Yan's face stiffened a little but he said, "He should be punished, but he shouldn't be beaten to death. Don't you understand that someone died?"

Zhao Xihua smiled and said, "How could Huaer beat He Ma to death? He Ma was still alive at the time. She only had some minor injuries. She should have no problem recuperating. But she died so soon after being carried back home. How can you blame Huaer? I don't want to bear this bad name."

"You have to take the blame even if you don't want to." Gu Yayu, who was standing on the side, pointed at Zhao Xihua's nose and shouted, "If you hadn't caned Mother He, how could Mother He have died? Don't pretend to be wronged here. It's useless even if you say something eloquent."

"Haha," Zhao Xihua turned around and stared at Gu Yanyu and said, "Miss San, you don't have to be so anxious. Since you don't have the patience to listen, then I will tell you that Mother He was not beaten to death, but poisoned to death."

There was an uproar all around. Was he poisoned to death?

"Is the young madam crazy?"

"How could he be poisoned to death? He was obviously beaten to death."

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"Shh, stop talking."

"What nonsense! Come, take her down." Gu Yan was shaking with anger. You know, He Ma died in her own daughter's room. If it was said that she was poisoned, then it would be saying that her daughter poisoned He Ma.

Is Zhao Xihua crazy? He Ma is the third young lady's wet nurse. How could she poison the person closest to her?

"Wait," Gu Lun stood in front of Zhao Xihua, glanced at Gu Yanyu who looked a little nervous not far away, raised his voice and said, "Father, I know Huaer's medical skills very well. Since she said that He's mother was poisoned, it means that there really was a murder in our family. If that's the case, we can't just let it go."

"What nonsense, what about poison or not? It's just Zhao Xihua talking nonsense to shirk responsibility. Are you protecting her like this?"

"Father," Gu Lun looked at Gu Yan coldly and said, "Father, do you mean that even grandpa is suspicious? Those guards who carried out the execution were all grandpa's men. Grandpa is so respected that would he let his guards beat an old woman to death? This matter is too strange. In this case, I must give an explanation to the Gu family, to Hua'er, and to the deceased. Come here."

Gu Lun shouted to the outside, "Chang Feng—"

"I'm here--" Changfeng quickly stood in front of Gu Lun. When he heard Gu Lun's voice, he knew that Gu Lun was going to deal with someone.

"Go to the police station and invite Captain Du to come. Tell them that there's a murder in my Gu family. Ask them to come to the Gu family. The security of Kyoto is the responsibility of my Five Cities Armaments Department. It's just that this is a family matter, so it's not convenient for me to come. Please ask Captain Du to come."

"Yes—" Changfeng responded and walked out quickly.

Gu Yan didn't know what his son was going to do. He was obviously trying to make a big deal out of it, and he even revealed his identity as the commander of the Five Cities Armaments Department. Seeing his son's behavior, Gu Yan actually felt a little panicked.

Gu Lun's words were indeed effective. Not long after, Chang Feng brought Captain Du, the head of the Criminal Division of the Kyoto Police Department, to Dongyuan.

With a helpless look on his face, Captain Du gritted his teeth and greeted Gu Yan and Gu Lun respectively, then asked cautiously, "Master Gu, Commander Gu, I came here after hearing the news. I don't know what happened in your family...what happened?"

Gu Lun smiled and said, "Thank you, Captain Du. It's just that an old woman died at home, and I'm very angry for no apparent reason. So I asked Captain Du to help investigate. After all, it's too infuriating that someone at home has caused trouble."

"Bah, this man really deserves to die. How dare someone so blind as to be so bold? What kind of place is the Gu Family Courtyard? How dare he come here and act wildly? Commander Gu, rest assured, I have brought two of the most powerful coroners in Kyoto with me. They will definitely investigate thoroughly."

Zhao Xihua thought Captain Du seemed to be very afraid of Gu Lun, which she found quite interesting and she felt relieved.

Gu Yan had been forced to this point by Gu Lun and had become ruthless. He wanted to see what the police had to say. "If that's the case, let you guys investigate. I'll wait here."

"Someone, carry the deceased to the police station." Captain Du was a little nervous and very cautious.

"Captain Du, please wait a moment," Zhao Xihua said, "Captain Du, today's incident involves our family affairs, and this Mother He and I have some history, so I also want to make it clear. If Mother He's body is transported to another place, I'm afraid that something will go wrong in the process, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince everyone at that time."

"This..." Captain Du couldn't help but hesitate. If the deceased wasn't sent to the police morgue, could it be that..."

Zhao Xihua glanced at the people around and said, "Why don't we check it in Dongyuan in front of everyone?"

"What? This..." Captain Du was shocked. After all, Dongyuan was where Commander Gu lived. Wouldn't it be disgusting to just carry a corpse here?

"Captain Du, why are you still standing there? Just do as my young mistress says." Gu Lun urged.

Gu Yayu suddenly said, "There's no need to make such a fuss. She was my wet nurse after all, and I can't bear to watch her die and not rest in peace."

Gu Lun laughed: "Third sister, why are you so sad? Since you are so heartless, can you bear to let her die unjustly?"

"You..." Gu Yayu was speechless for a moment.

Gu Lun looked at Captain Du coldly and said, "Captain Du, if you keep delaying like this, I think I should have a private conversation with you."

Upon hearing this, Captain Du dared not delay any longer and immediately ordered people to carry He Ma's body to Dongyuan. He then ordered two coroners to begin examining He Ma.

"Captain, the deceased only suffered some superficial injuries, and nothing else was found."

Everyone looked at Zhao Xihua. Gu Yanyu stepped forward and pointed at Zhao Xihua's face and said fiercely, "You are the one who killed Mother He. What else do you have to say?"

Zhao Xihua raised her eyebrows, glanced at Gu Yanyu, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, third sister, I will naturally give you justice."